GeForce 8800 drivers & WHQL

Hi,

I downloaded and installed the latest 8800 drivers for Windows XP - version
158.22.
However, I noticed that they are not WHQL approved, can this lead to
stability problems ? I find this a bit strange, since these are not beta
drivers, just the one that are available from the NVidia website. If i'm not
mistaken the older drivers were WHQL qualified.

Matthias

In article , Access says...
Hi,

I downloaded and installed the latest 8800 drivers for Windows XP - version
158.22.
However, I noticed that they are not WHQL approved, can this lead to
stability problems ?

No. It merely means that nVidia haven't paid the Microsoft Tax.


--
Conor

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........

On Sat, 5 May 2007 16:20:55 +0200, "Access" wrote:

Hi,

I downloaded and installed the latest 8800 drivers for Windows XP - version
158.22.
However, I noticed that they are not WHQL approved, can this lead to
stability problems ? I find this a bit strange, since these are not beta
drivers, just the one that are available from the NVidia website. If i'm not
mistaken the older drivers were WHQL qualified.

I've installed these drivers...and the new ntune. Haven't noticed any
changes to be honest, except now I can't change my fan speed on the
GPU. The option is all greyed out.


Regards
rmd

"Access" wrote in
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Hi,

I downloaded and installed the latest 8800 drivers for Windows XP -
version 158.22.

158.24

However, I noticed that they are not WHQL approved, can this lead to
stability problems ? I find this a bit strange, since these are not
beta drivers, just the one that are available from the NVidia website.
If i'm not mistaken the older drivers were WHQL qualified.

The last version, 158.18, released in mid-April, was also not certified and
was also tagged as "Beta".

The last WHQL drivers was 100.something-or-other that came and went a
couple months ago.

The last WHQL drivers were 158.18. They did release 158.18 betas, and
followed them on quickly with WHQL versions.

Kurt


The last version, 158.18, released in mid-April, was also not certified
and
was also tagged as "Beta".

The last WHQL drivers was 100.something-or-other that came and went a
couple months ago.

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"Access" wrote in
:

Hi,

I downloaded and installed the latest 8800 drivers for Windows XP -
version 158.22.

158.24


What do you mean ? I only find 158.22 on their website.

Matthias

Think for a moment about who actually grants WHQL approval - Microsoft.
Microsoft doesn't have a good track record for releasing stable products to
begin with, so WHQL means nothing.

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bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed."


"Access" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I downloaded and installed the latest 8800 drivers for Windows XP -
version 158.22.
However, I noticed that they are not WHQL approved, can this lead to
stability problems ? I find this a bit strange, since these are not beta
drivers, just the one that are available from the NVidia website. If i'm
not mistaken the older drivers were WHQL qualified.

Matthias

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"Nonymous" wrote in message
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"Access" wrote in
:

Hi,

I downloaded and installed the latest 8800 drivers for Windows XP -
version 158.22.

158.24


What do you mean ? I only find 158.22 on their website.

I only find .24.

http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_do...etadriver.html

"Kurt Herman" wrote in news:133pp1emdn2rc06
@corp.supernews.com:

The last WHQL drivers were 158.18. They did release 158.18 betas, and
followed them on quickly with WHQL versions.

Beta 158.18 was released around April 18 (not sure of the exact day).

WHQL version of 158.18 was released on May 2nd. The same day tbat beta
158.24 was released.

"Nonymous" wrote in message
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"Access" wrote in news:463ce96d$0$14244
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"Nonymous" wrote in message
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"Access" wrote in
:

Hi,

I downloaded and installed the latest 8800 drivers for Windows XP -
version 158.22.

158.24


What do you mean ? I only find 158.22 on their website.

I only find .24.

http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_do...etadriver.html

I'm using Windows XP - I was referring to
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_158.22.html.

Matthias